Tag: BY PHILIP GIRALDI

The consequences of immigration, both legal and illegal, has become a serious issue in many countries and worthy of discussion. But somehow, in this case, anti-immigration sentiment arising from Israeli racism cannot be mentioned lest it somehow tarnish the legitimacy of the Jewish state.

The preeminent promoter of the use of lawfare is the Israeli group Shurat HaDin, which on its websitedescribes how its various courtroom victories have made it the “bane of anti-Israel groups throughout the world.”

That support for Israel continues to reign supreme in the US Congress, as Giraldi acknowledges, would seem to illustrate that the American populace is not sufficiently concerned about the issue as to make it politically significant.

The scariest bit of the bill is its call for “an expanded role for Israel within the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), including an enhanced presence at NATO headquarters and exercises.”

Perry, Gingrich, and Santorum are all smart enough to know that Islamic law is hardly poised to dominate the U.S. legal system, but they are using it as the wedge issue to deny the patriotism of Muslims in general and fuel the demands to exercise a military option against Iran.

As a former intelligence officer, I am acutely aware of how easy it is to create and spread disinformation.

Everyone loses in the White House’s secret wars.

Death by drone is a peculiarly American way of waging war: bloodless for the initiators, high-tech, and akin to a video game. There is also a much larger issue: the proliferation of drones and possible reciprocity.

...Turkey is an ally. Israel is not. Turkey has served United States strategic interests. Israel has not. Turkey has hosted American bases and committed its soldiers to support their American counterparts in combat. Israel has not.

Lobby uses our taxes. The US State Department has awarded a grant to a private interest group, the Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI), to conduct research on anti-Semitism around the world.

Perhaps it is time to start offering a different narrative, one without Richard Perle’s moral clarity. by Philip Giraldi

Kohlmann is just one manifestation of the global war on terror’s big-money expert business. Like many of his colleagues, he is selling a product, and the product is all too often denigrating and targeting Muslims

David Horowitz, Daniel Pipes, Robert Spencer, and Pamela Geller, all of whom have been leaders in the indictment of Islam.

There were two stories last week that illustrate just how bad the situation has become in the wake of the virtual capitulation by President Barack Obama during Netanyahu’s triumphal May visit to Washington.

By act of Congress, Israeli businesses can even bid on most American Federal and State government contracts just as if they were US companies....

By Philip Giraldi I have been hearing about the National Geographic documentary Restrepo for some time, though I only had a chance to view it last...

Americans are not supposed to know, apparently, that behind the scenes Saudi Arabia has been encouraging the U.S. to take military action against Iran....

I have been advised that the new Iran NIE, which is still being negotiated, will likely reflect a compromise giving everyone what...